Muaz: meaning, origin and pronunciation
BoyArabic
معاذ
مُعَاذ
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Muaz (معاذ, Arabic مُعَاذ) means “protected; given refuge”. It comes from the Arabic root ع و ذ. Source: Lane, Arabic–English Lexicon, ع و ذ.
- Meaning
- protected; given refuge
- معنی
- پناہ دیا ہوا
Where it comes from
Passive participle of aʿādha, to give refuge. The Pakistani spelling Maaz usually stands for this name.
- Say it
- mu-aazAudio recordings coming later
- Root
- ع و ذ
- Other spellings
- Moaz · Maaz · Muadh
- Known bearer
- Muadh ibn Jabal, companion of the Prophet ﷺ